Platalea regia

Royal Spoonbill at Nicholls, ACT

Platalea regia at Nicholls, ACT - 21 Feb 2018
Platalea regia at Nicholls, ACT - 21 Feb 2018
Platalea regia at Nicholls, ACT - 21 Feb 2018
Platalea regia at Nicholls, ACT - 21 Feb 2018
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Identification history

Platalea regia 22 Feb 2018 ChrisDavey
Platalea regia 21 Feb 2018 AlisonMilton

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Confirmed two chicks in the nest.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Platalea regia Scientific name
  • Royal Spoonbill Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 709m Recorded at altitude
  • 282 images trained Machine learning
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